Your Favorite Killstreaks in Call of Duty's History

There is nothing more satisfying in a Call of Duty multiplayer match than reaching your favorite killstreak and raining hell on your opponents. As the franchise has evolved, the killstreaks have been tweaked and improved.

To tide us over until Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is on store shelves, we decided to poll IGN users on the best killstreaks the Call of Duty franchise has had to offer.

#5 Pave Low (9 kills)

The Pave Low is AI controlled and comes with 1 set of flares to avoid players from shooting it down. Although it is slower than the attack helicopter, the Pave Low comes with better armor and two gun turrets compared to the attack helicopter's one.

#4 Predator Missile (5 kills)

When acquired, players take control of a missile headed straight for the battlefield. Although it doesn't penetrate buildings, the Predator Missile is a great way to increase your killstreak to the next level.

#3 Tactical Nuke (25 kills)

There is nothing like the Tactical Nuke. Requiring 25 kills, a player who activates this killstreak ends the game. That's it. Once it's acquired, there is nothing anyone can do.

#2 Chopper Gunner (11 kills)

Unlike the attack helicopter or Pave Low, the gunner in the helicopter is controlled by the player. As much as we love AI controlled things, the chopper gunner is always a great killstreak to have in one's belt. With an infinite amount of bullets for your mini gun, players on the ground do their best to shoot it down.

#1 AC - 130 (11 kills)

The AC - 130 is dangerous. Packing two types of weapons and two sets of flares, this killstreak is dangerous if someone on the opposing team called it. The AC - 130 flys high above the battlefield and raining down bullets and missiles. Players on the ground must immediately hide for cover.

And those were the top 5 killstreaks according to the IGN community survey. Do these results relate to your interests? Do you have an ideal set of killstreaks you find to be most effective? Have you ever activated the tactical nuke? Let us know in the comments below!

Eriq Martin is IGN's Community Manager. He has never gotten a Tactical Nuke killstreak and probably never will. Talk to him on Twitter (@ereeeek) if you think he sounds cool.